What month is the first month? What is its origin?

The first month is mainly the first month of the China lunar calendar, which is called the first month (zhēngyuè). The first month, also known as Meng Chun, Duanyue, Jieyue, Liu Yue, Chuyue, jiayue, New Moon and New Year's Eve.

Spring Festival is the first day of the first lunar month, also known as lunar calendar, commonly known as "Chinese New Year". This is the biggest and most lively traditional festival in China. The Spring Festival has a long history, which originated from the activities of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors in the beginning and end of the Shang Dynasty. According to the China lunar calendar, the first day of the first month is called Yuanri, Chen Yuan, Jacky, Yuanshuo and New Year's Day. Commonly known as the first day of the first month. It was changed to Gregorian calendar in the Republic of China. The first day of the Gregorian calendar is called New Year's Day, and the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar is called Spring Festival.

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"Breaking the fifth day of the first month": commonly known as "breaking the fifth day". Folklore experts explained that "breaking five years" means sending the Spring Festival. After this day, everything will gradually return to the normal state before New Year's Eve. "Breaking Five" means "many taboos can be broken before breaking Five".

Generally speaking, there are many rules and taboos from New Year's Eve to the fifth day, such as not cooking new meals, not going out to say no to the door, not saying unlucky things, not sweeping the floor and sprinkling water, and not opening a shop.

But on the fifth day, all the taboos were broken. On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the popular dietary custom in China is to eat jiaozi, but jiaozi is called pig's feet instead of jiaozi. Eating jiaozi in the past five years has pinned people's expectations for a happy life and a better tomorrow.

The fifth day of the first month is the end of the Spring Festival and the beginning of a new life after the annual leave. All shops, large and small, that are closed due to the Chinese New Year will generally open on the auspicious day after the "Breaking Five", usually on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month.

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Duanyue-Baidu Encyclopedia